UEFA Nations League explained

A guide to how the UEFA Nations League will work.

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[JMan]

Groups:
A1, A2, A3, A4
B1, B2, B3, B4
C1, C2, C3, C4
D1, D2, D3, D4

The top 4 teams of the A groups go to the semi finals and play for the trophy, the bottom 4 will be relegated into to the B groups for next time. Top 4 teams of the B groups will go into the A groups for next time. Bottom 4 into the C groups, you get the idea. So you can only have a chance to play for the trophy if you’re in one of the A groups, other than that you’re trying to work your way up. Think that’s right.

[Pantaleon.]

Explained more than 10 times but still don’t get it

[WatchDog]

I personally think it's a very good idea. Makes international breaks more tolerable

[Mrfam]

Would be more appealing if the winner automatically qualified for the Euro 2020.
Still it was nice that my country won it, PORTUGAL

[anishupadhaya]

Who came after Portugal wins against Nederland

[andrewllaing]

The Carabao Cup of international football

[zerajnimegroj]

didn't understand this in 2018 but now I do and its genius

[meow-vv]

Its nice to see nations fighting in football equally according to skills using the league system

[commonsenselyrics]

I finally understand this:
1) There are 4 leagues (A, B, C, D) with A the best league and D the worst
2) Within each league are mini groups that play games both home and away. If you top the group you move up a league & if you are bottom you're relegated to the league below
3) Only the league A winners get to compete in the final to win the main trophy. So only the 4 group winners from league A will play in a semi final and final
4) An extra part of the competition is a mini play off for euro placements. There are 4 euro placements up for grabs. The remaining group winners (from leagues A-D) will compete in the mini play offs for the 4 placements. If any of the group winners have already qualified for euros through the usual method then their spot will go to the next best team in their group

[spaceyo]

I bet Asia and Africa will have their own version of Nations League soon

[sharkboy]

Oh i'm cheering for the Netherlands!

[ItsRainingLemons]

How many times are you gonna post this?

[amychaseaussie]

Pointless. Harry Kane has already claimed this trophy.

[sbman]

I like it, it gives minnow teams a genuine chance as well and since games are determined by coefficient, the games they play turn out to be very competitive

[Yaimster]

Nations League is confusing? Not when you hear the 2 words...

GERMANY RELEGATED.

[KD-zckp]

It's so easy to understand and it's a fucking great idea! One of the greatest ideas in a modern football!
Well Done!!

[mareascarlett]

Here I'm, didn't understand how it was planned or being played but my supporting team Portugal won it..😅

🤯🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 🤯

[futsalboy]

The Nations League is such an underrated tournament. Because of how evenly matched the teams are, it makes for amazing games!

[AbdulHadi-niod]

Glad that besides Euro and WC, another International football tournament is happening.
But this is very hard to understand.

[joaocalhao]

The idea of the tournament is clear. What's hard to understand is the spots it gives for Euros and World Cups